Stephen Colbert

Biography: Sardonic, deadpan and drier than a desert at noon, this bespectacled satirist became such a popular correspondent on the mock-news series The Daily Show that he earned his own spin-off. Growing up in South Carolina, Colbert suffered tragedy early on when his father and two of his 10 siblings were killed in a 1974 plane crash. He took solace in acting, and, after graduating from college with a theater degree, he joined Chicago's celebrated Second City, where he met Amy Sedaris and Paul Dinello. The trio went on to create and star in two cult Comedy Central series: the critically acclaimed, if short-lived, sketch show Exit 57, and the after-school-specials spoof Strangers with Candy, which spawned a film of the same name. During his Candy run, Colbert pulled double comedic duty on The Daily Show, fashioning the unsmiling, uninformed conservative persona that became his trademark. In 2005, his Republican alter ego became the darling of the liberal set on The Colbert Report, aSardonic, deadpan and drier than a desert at noon, this bespectacled satirist became such a popular correspondent on the mock-news series The Daily Show that he earned his own spin-off. Growing up in South Carolina, Colbert suffered tragedy early on when his father and two of his 10 siblings were killed in a 1974 plane crash. He took solace in acting, and, after graduating from college with a theater degree, he joined Chicago's celebrated Second City, where he met Amy Sedaris and Paul Dinello. The trio went on to create and star in two cult Comedy Central series: the critically acclaimed, if short-lived, sketch show Exit 57, and the after-school-specials spoof Strangers with Candy, which spawned a film of the same name. During his Candy run, Colbert pulled double comedic duty on The Daily Show, fashioning the unsmiling, uninformed conservative persona that became his trademark. In 2005, his Republican alter ego became the darling of the liberal set on The Colbert Report, a parody of egotistical, Bill O'Reilly-type opinion shows. The surreal, satiric show earned multiple Emmy awards and shot Colbert into fame...and made him very much a part of the pop culture he often---hilariously---skewers. Expand

Stephen Colbert's Scores

Average career score: 64
Highest Metascore: 85 George Carlin's American Dream: Season 1
Lowest Metascore: 41 American Dad!: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
10 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd The Daily Show: Season 20 Sep 29, 2014 Himself 7.3
tbd The Colbert Report: Season 11 Sep 29, 2014 Host tbd
tbd Sunday Morning: Season 37 Sep 21, 2014 Appearing tbd
tbd The Mindy Project: Season 3 Sep 16, 2014 Stephen Colbert 7.5
76 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Season 1 Apr 27, 2014 Appearing 8.2
61 Late Night with Seth Meyers: Season 1 Feb 25, 2014 Guest 3.2
65 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Season 1 Feb 18, 2014 Guest 6.3
tbd The Colbert Report: Season 10 Sep 30, 2013 Host 8.9
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 21 Aug 19, 2013 Guest / Guest tbd
tbd The Colbert Report: Season 9 Oct 1, 2012 Host 8.8
tbd The Daily Show: Season 18 Oct 1, 2012 Self tbd
64 The Office: Season 9 Sep 20, 2012 Broccoli Rob 7.2
tbd Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Season 5 Sep 18, 2012 Guest tbd
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 20 Aug 13, 2012 Guest / Guest tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 10 Jan 4, 2012 Guest tbd
tbd The Colbert Report: Season 8 Oct 3, 2011 Himself / Executive Producer 8.8
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 19 Sep 6, 2011 Guest tbd
tbd The Colbert Report: Season 7 Jan 3, 2011 Host / Writer / Executive Producer 8.2
tbd Saturday Night Live: Season 36 Sep 25, 2010 Himself 5.7
tbd Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Season 3 Sep 14, 2010 Guest tbd
tbd The View: Season 14 Sep 7, 2010 Stephen Colbert tbd
tbd The Daily Show: Season 15 Jan 4, 2010 Himself tbd
tbd The Colbert Report: Season 6 Jan 4, 2010 Host 9.1
tbd NOVA: Season 37 Jan 4, 2010 Appearing tbd
tbd Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Season 2 Sep 15, 2009 Guest 6.4
tbd The Colbert Report: Season 5 Jan 5, 2009 Host / Writer / Executive Producer 8.3
tbd Martha: Season 4 Sep 16, 2008 Guest tbd
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 16 Sep 10, 2008 Guest tbd
tbd The Daily Show: Season 13 Jan 7, 2008 Himself tbd
tbd The Colbert Report: Season 4 Jan 7, 2008 Himself / Writer / Executive Producer 8.1